War damage in Sicily, Italy after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Force) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II. Anti-aircraft gun emplacement along a damaged harbor. A damaged building with a sign reading 'DUCE'. U.S. Army jeeps drive past a building wall painted with letters 'DUCE'. The Union Jack flies from a building.
War damage in Sicily, Italy after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Force) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II. Italian boys walk along the debris on a beach. A wrecked airplane on the beach. Men in the wrecked airplane. The Italian boys play in the wrecked airplane and swim.
U.S. soldiers in Sicily, Italy after its invasion during World War II. The soldiers lower the Italian flag from the top of a tower. U.S. soldiers work on a large equipment. An ocean in the background. The soldiers inspect a camouflaged enemy equipment.
Sicily, Italy after its invasion during World War II. A Sicilian harbor as seen from the top of a hill. A large open flat field. Mountains in the background.
War damage around Messina harbor, Sicily, Italy, after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II. Damaged and abandoned Italian equipment near a damaged bridge. U.S. soldiers in a jeep drive past the damaged bridge. A drawing of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Interiors of a bombed out building. Damaged harbor facilities. A U.S. soldier stands near a sign which reads NSV (Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt) with a Swastika sign below it. The harbor area shows several bombed out buildings.
War damage in Sicily, Italy after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II. A damaged railroad station and locomotive. Abandoned artillery equipment. Damaged railroad yard. An ocean in the background.